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Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is... Full description
Summary: |
Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life, and this changes everything. |
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Item Description: |
Title from container. Some blu-ray versions issued with companion dvd copy in standard format. Blu-ray videodisc release of the 2009 motion picture. |
Physical Description: |
1 blu-ray videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
Blu-ray disc, widescreen; requires Blu-ray player; Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD master audio, English Dolby surround ; Spanish, French and Portuguese, 5.1 Dolby digital; copy-protected. |
Audience: |
Rating: PG-13; for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking. |
Awards: |
Oscar winner for Best Achievement in Art Direction : Rick Carter (art director), Robert Stromberg (art director), and Kim Sinclair (set decorator) ; Best Achievement in Cinematography, Mauro Fiore; Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones. Golden Globe Awards, 2010: Best motion picture, drama ; best director, motion picture. BAFTA Awards, 2010: Best Production Design; Best Special Visual Effects. |
Production Credits: |
Production designers, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg ; edited by Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron ; senior visual effects supervisor, Joe Letteri ; animation supervisors, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones ; costume designers, Mayes C. Rubeo, Deborah L. Scott ; set decorator, Kim Siclair ; director of photography, Mauro Fiore ; music composed by James Horner. |